Six Nations of the Grand River

Six Nations 40
Six Nations Indian Reserve No. 40
Official logo of Six Nations 40
Six Nations 40 is located in Southern Ontario
Six Nations 40
Six Nations 40
Coordinates: 43°03′04″N 80°07′21″W / 43.05111°N 80.12250°W / 43.05111; -80.12250
Country Canada
Province Ontario
CountyBrant
Formed1924
Government
 • BodySix Nations of the Grand River Elected Council
 • ChiefSherri-Lyn Hill
 • Federal ridingBrantford—Brant
 • Prov. ridingBrantford—Brant
Area
 • Land183.20 km2 (70.73 sq mi)
Population
 (end of 2017)[2]
 • Total
12,848
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal Code
N0A
Area code(s)519 and 226
Websitewww.sixnations.ca

Six Nations (or Six Nations of the Grand River)[a] is demographically the largest First Nations reserve in Canada. As of the end of 2017, it has a total of 27,276 members, 12,848 of whom live on the reserve.[2] These nations are the Mohawk, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Seneca and Tuscarora. Some Lenape (also known as Delaware) live in the territory as well.

The Six Nations reserve is bordered by the County of Brant, Norfolk County, and Haldimand County, with a subsection reservation, the New Credit Reserve, located within its boundaries. The acreage at present covers some 46,000 acres (190 km2) near the city of Brantford, Ontario. This represents approximately 8% of the original 550,000 acres (2,200 km2) of land granted to the Six Nations by the 1784 Haldimand Proclamation.[9]

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  3. ^ Dyck, Carrie, Froman, Frances, Keye, Alfred & Keye, Lottie. 2024. A grammar and dictionary of Gayogo̱hó:nǫˀ (Cayuga). (Studies of Amerindian Linguistics). Berlin: Language Science Press. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10473483. Pg 1061 [1]
  4. ^ The Great Niagara Escarpment. Indigenous Cultural Map, Kanienʼkéha Destinations. [2]
  5. ^ Michelson, Karen; Doxtator, Mercy (2002). "oskanu·tú·". Oneida–English/English–Oneida Dictionary. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 1181. ISBN 9780802035905.
  6. ^ Woodbury, Hanni (2003). "Dyehashędákhwaˀ". Onondaga-English / English-Onondaga Dictionary. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 1181. ISBN 9781442623637.
  7. ^ Chafe, Chafe (2014). "Six Nations." (PDF). English-Seneca Dictionary. Onöndowa'ga:' Gawë:nö' (Seneca Language) Department. p. 151.
  8. ^ Rudes, Blair A. (2015). "Grand river indians". Tuscarora-English/English-Tuscarora dictionary. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 680. ISBN 9781442628809.
  9. ^ Paxton PhD, James W. (2008). Joseph Brant and His World: 18th Century Mohawk Warrior and Statesman. James Lorimer & Company Ltd.


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